Martin claims Indonesia MotoGP pole by smashing lap record
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Lombok, Indonesia: Jorge Martin grabbed pole position on Saturday for the weekend s Indonesia MotoGP sprint and Grand Prix with a scintillating lap re...
Lombok, Indonesia: Jorge Martin grabbed pole position on Saturday for the weekend's Indonesia MotoGP sprint and Grand Prix with a scintillating lap record, as the championship leader aims to widen the gap to his title rivals.
In humid conditions at the Mandalika circuit, Ducati-Pramac's Martin sped round in 1min 29.088sec, smashing the record set just a day before by more than half a second.
"I am so happy. Today I felt great. It went perfectly so this is always nice," Martin told reporters.
He was 0.535 seconds ahead of Marco Bezzecchi, who survived a crash to secure a front row place on his final lap. Red Bull GasGaS's Pedro Acosta was third, a further 0.048sec behind.
"I lost a bit of concentration and I crashed. Fortunately, the bike was okay," said Ducati-VR46 rider Bezzecchi.